SavannahLinkSouthern Africa
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SavannahLink DMC · Trade only

We plan and run your clients' trips on the ground

One local partner in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Eswatini and Mozambique. We plan the trip, book the hotels, lodges, safaris and transport, and run it day by day — at confidential STO rates, under your brand, with someone who answers the phone at 2am.

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Services

Everything between the airport arrival and the flight home

One company answers for the whole trip on the ground, instead of you chasing a different supplier in every town.

Itinerary Design & Costing

Multi-country programmes priced in your currency, with clear STO rates, seasonality notes and margin room built in.

Ground Handling & Logistics

Airport representation, road transfers, charter sequencing and cross-border movements under one operating file.

Accommodation Contracting

Contracted rates and allocations across lodges, camps and city hotels in all seven countries we operate in.

Guided Touring & Activities

Licensed driver-guides and specialist guides, with activity blocks confirmed before deposit deadlines.

Groups, MICE & Incentives

Site inspections, venue sourcing, delegate transport plans and on-site dispatch teams for larger movements.

24/7 Operations Desk

A real duty phone answered by an operator with access to your file, driver locations and supplier contacts.

Sample programmes

Starting points, not fixed packages

We run each of these trips regularly. Use one as a starting point and we will change it to suit your clients and their budget.

Browse destinations

14 nights

South Africa · Botswana · Zimbabwe

Cape, Delta & Falls

Cape Town and the Winelands, then a fly-in Okavango water-and-land camp pairing, closing at Victoria Falls with a Zambezi sunset cruise.

  1. Days 1–4 · Cape Town, Peninsula touring and a Winelands day
  2. Days 5–7 · Fly Maun, Okavango Delta land camp
  3. Days 8–10 · Delta water camp with mokoro and boating
  4. Days 11–13 · Victoria Falls, guided rainforest tour and cruise
  5. Day 14 · Depart Victoria Falls or connect to Johannesburg

Typical audience: Honeymoon & high-end FIT

12 nights

Namibia

Namibia Desert Self-Drive

A fully-briefed 4x4 circuit from Windhoek through Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland and Etosha, with route cards and 24/7 roadside support.

  1. Days 1–2 · Windhoek arrival, vehicle handover and briefing
  2. Days 3–5 · Sesriem and Sossusvlei dunes
  3. Days 6–7 · Swakopmund and Walvis Bay coast
  4. Days 8–9 · Damaraland desert-adapted wildlife
  5. Days 10–12 · Etosha waterholes, return to Windhoek

Typical audience: Independent European couples

10 nights

South Africa · Mozambique

Kruger & Bazaruto Safari-and-Beach

Greater Kruger private-reserve game viewing followed by an Indian Ocean island finish, engineered around Johannesburg departure timings.

  1. Days 1–2 · Johannesburg arrival and Panorama Route transfer
  2. Days 3–5 · Sabi Sand private reserve, big-five game drives
  3. Days 6–9 · Fly Vilanculos, Bazaruto island lodge
  4. Day 10 · Return to Johannesburg for international departure

Typical audience: Families and second-time visitors

5 nights

Zimbabwe · Zambia · Botswana

Victoria Falls Incentive Hub

A single-base incentive built at the region's natural interchange, with three-country activity options and an on-site dispatch team.

  1. Day 1 · Group arrivals, dedicated dispatch desk at VFA
  2. Day 2 · Falls tour, choice of adrenaline or heritage tracks
  3. Day 3 · Chobe day trip with assisted border crossing
  4. Day 4 · Zambezi boma gala dinner and awards
  5. Day 5 · Staggered departures with luggage handling

Typical audience: MICE groups of 40 – 250

How it works

Request, quote, book, pay

A person prices every request. We do not show automatic prices or pretend to know which lodge rooms are free right now.

  1. 01

    You send us a request

    Tell us the dates, the pickup and drop-off and how many people. Two minutes, no card details, no obligation.

  2. 02

    We check it and send a price

    A real person checks the cars, drivers and rooms, then emails you a written quote. Prices are worked out by hand, not by a computer.

  3. 03

    You say yes and we book it

    Approve the quote and we book the drivers and suppliers, send your vouchers and put the job on our daily board.

  4. 04

    You pay and we drive

    We invoice your account or send bank details. Paying by card online is not available yet.

South Africa

Full ground handling: airport meet-and-greet, guided touring, lodge contracting, Panorama Route day excursions, Lesotho tours from Durban and a 24/7 in-country duty desk.

Namibia

Self-drive route engineering, fly-in circuits with charter coordination, and gravel-road contingency planning.

Botswana

Camp contracting, light-aircraft sequencing and cross-border Chobe day-trip handling.

Zimbabwe

Falls-hub programme design, activity contracting, Chiredzi/Gonarezhou lodge access and visa/KAZA guidance for groups.

Zambia

Charter-linked safari circuits, seasonal camp advice and Falls twin-centre programmes.

Mozambique

Safari-and-beach combinations, Maputo city touring, Ponta do Ouro dolphin-coast logistics and island transfers engineered around Johannesburg departure timings.

Eswatini

Cultural programme design, malaria-free family and incentive add-ons, and Kruger–Eswatini–Mozambique routings handled as one file.

For outbound decision-makers

One contract, one team, seven countries

What travel agents and tour operators tell us matters most when choosing a local partner.

Confidential STO rates

Net pricing in ZAR, USD, EUR or GBP. Your selling price and margin are never disclosed or undercut.

White-label proposals

Proposals, itineraries and travel documents issued under your brand, ready to forward to the client.

FIT and group handling

Individual honeymoon files and 40-pax incentive movements handled by the same team, on the same terms.

Multi-country itineraries

Cape Town to the Delta to the Falls quoted as one file, with the border legs and permits ours to solve.

Transport included

SavannahLink Transfers operates the ground movement, so the road legs are not subcontracted away.

Local operational support

Named programme designer in office hours, duty desk after hours, and people on the ground in each country.

Agency onboarding

How agency onboarding works

Four steps, mostly by email, with no obligation. Most agencies are booking with us within a week.

  1. 01

    Introduce your agency

    Tell us where your clients come from, the kind of trips you sell and which countries. Email is the quickest way in.

  2. 02

    Trade access approved

    We check that you are in the trade, then send the trade pack, the price list and your contact people.

  3. 03

    First brief, quoted properly

    Send us a real request and a planner prices it, so you can see our prices and our paperwork.

  4. 04

    Working rhythm

    A named planner, agreed reply times and someone to call while your guests are travelling.

Book a 15-minute introduction

We prefer email first — write to trade@savannahlink.com — and we will send times for a short scheduled call if it would help.

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Request for proposal

Send us a brief

Send us the basics and a planner will email you a priced trip within two working days. Trade only — we never quote your clients directly.

  • STO rates in ZAR, USD, EUR or GBP
  • Confidential — your client stays your client
  • Multi-country routings priced as one file
  • Familiarisation trips for contracted partners

Reviewed and quoted by a person — no automated pricing or availability.